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Saint Matthew and the Angel
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Saint Matthew and the Angel

1583–85

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brown wash over traces of brown chalk (?); squared in red chalk

Dimensions

9 7/16 x 6 3/8 in. (24 x 16.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Classification

Drawings

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Rights

Public Domain

About Luca Cambiaso

1527–1585

Dominant figure in Genoese painting in the 16th century and the founder of the Genoese school. He is noted for his night scenes, simplified forms, and use of dry paint; two major influences on his work were Michelangelo, seen in his massive figures, and Correggio, for his soft modelling. Comment on works: Religious; Allegory; Mythology